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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: mrs fareed afarah <fareedamrsfareeda@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsfareedaaf@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:18:10 GMT
Subject: HELLO!

Hello My Dear.
 
Please do not feel disturbed for contacting  you, based on the critical condition I find mine self, though, it's not financial
problem, but my health, you might have know that cancer is not what to talk home about, I am married to Mr. Abaulkarim Farah who worked with Tunisia embassy in Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2012.We were
married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for five days.
 
Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 9.2m (Nine million two hundred thousand dollars) in a bank in Burkina Faso, Presently this money is still in bank. And My Doctor told me that I don't have much time to live because of the cancer problem, Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this fond to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity" people and helping the orphanage.
 
 
I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member,
 
I am expecting your respond.
 
Regards,
Mrs.Fareeda Farah
written from Hospital.

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